Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island
A World Heritage Site in Japan, inscribed in 2021 as a Natural Site. This page summarises the key facts: inscription year, category and location.
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Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Asia and the Pacific
- Inscribed
- 2021
- Category
- Natural Site
- Criteria
- (x)
- Property area
- approx. 427 km² (42,698 ha)
- Component parts
- 5
- Coordinates
- 28.2792, 129.3783
- UNESCO ID
- 1574
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Names in other languages
- Name (Japanese)
- 奄美大島、徳之島、沖縄島北部及び西表島
- French
- Île Amami-Oshima, île Tokunoshima, partie nord de l’île d’Okinawa et île d’Iriomote
- Spanish
- Isla de Amami-Oshima, isla de Tokunoshima, parte norte de la isla de Okinawa e Isla de Iriomote
- Chinese
- 奄美大岛、德之岛、冲绳岛北部及西表岛
Other World Heritage Sites in Japan
- Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara (2026)
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (1993)
- Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (2013)
- Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (2000)
- Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region (2018)
- Himeji-jo (1993)
- Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (2011)
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (1996)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (1994)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (1998)
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (1995)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (1996)
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